Month: September 2014

A new, permanent exhibit on the history of Jews in Pécs and surrounding Baranya County, from the 18th century to the present, has been opened in the city’s synagogue. According to the Hungarian news agency MTI, the exhibit, which opened just … continue reading →

Our previous post highlighted an article by Phyllis Myers in this month’s Moment Magazine in which she poses the old question: should old synagogues in eastern Europe be saved? Her answer was a decided YES. It is important to remember, however, … continue reading →

In a compelling essay for Moment Magazine, Phyllis Myers, a conservation policy and politics adviser to governments and private groups, returns to consider a question she first addressed some 25 years ago — a question that we at JHE feel has long been answered: … continue reading →

A new memorial commemorating Jewish and Roma victims of the Holocaust has been inaugurated in Brno, the Czech Republic’s second largest city. Dedicated earlier this month, the monument, designed by the painter Daniel Václavík, is in the shape of a cube of … continue reading →

Jewish Heritage Europe wishes all our readers a sweet, successful and satisfying new year (and beyond)! Thanks for visiting our web site! We are a work in progress that makes progress, too, constantly broadening and expanding our content and … continue reading →